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| lay·er [ láy ər ] |
noun (plural lay·ers) |
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1. flat covering over or between others: a single thickness of something that lies over or under something or between other similar thicknesses
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2. somebody who lays something: somebody whose work is laying something such as tile or brick
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usually used in combination
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  a bricklayer
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3. laying hen: a hen that lays eggs
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4. gardening rooted plant shoot: a branch or shoot that has been bent over and covered with soil to make it take root and grow into a new plant
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verb (past and past participle lay·ered, present participle lay·er·ing, 3rd person present singular lay·ers) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb make layers of something: to apply or arrange things as separate thicknesses, or form into separate thicknesses
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2. transitive verb cut hair in different lengths: to cut somebody's hair in overlapping sections of different lengths, usually in order to give shape to a hairstyle
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3. transitive and intransitive verb gardening propagate plant by rooting shoots: to bend a branch or shoot over and cover it with soil to make it take root as a new plant, or take root as a result of this procedure
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